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​​​​​Financial assets like the SP500 Index (SPY ETF) had a very good ​​performance ​​indeed ​since bottoming out strongly post Brexit fears ​as even ​the Nasdaq 100 ​Index (QQQ ETF) ​joined the party; ​QQQ ETF ​is Outperforming the Mighty ​SPY ETF ​Tremendously since the beginning of July 2016...​​Trading now into a Tiny Steep Daily Rising Wedge for QQQ ETF; ​strong price compression​. ​(See First Chart Below - Blue Trendlines)​QQQ ETF is at +7.5% above the 200 DMA ​(Day Moving ​Average) as of the ​close of ​September 16 2016 and SPY ETF is only at +3.6% above it s 200 DMA.​​​​But few of us realize ​the ​outperformance of the Nasdaq ​100 Index​ ​(QQQ ETF) ​compare to the Mighty SP500 Index (SPY ETF) on a relative basis since June 24 after testing a Major Support Trendline that started back since November 2008!. ​​(See Second Chart Below - Red Trendline - Ellipse)​​​​The market is in favor for the technology stocks over the broad stock market indices lately. As history repeat itself, we must be aware that this Support Trendline on a relative basis was the last call for Bulls back then for the Nasdaq 100 Index as it was tested on June 24 and rebounded very strongly since then. ​​​(See Second Chart Below - Red Trendline - Ellipse)

What is quite interesting, is that the relative volatility (ratio of Nasdaq 100 Volatility Index VXN over the ​SP100 Volatility Index VXO) is at its lowest since June 2016. As only a few big names makes this index ​(top 5 AAPL-11.27%, MSFT-8.05%, AMZN-6.57%, FB-5.34% and GOOG-8.92% makes 40.1% of the weight on the QQQ), the QQQ ETF relative volatility won t last long at that level as we are near testing the Major Resistance Trendline that started since July 2008... ​(See Third Chart Below - Red TrendLine - Ellipse)

What strikes me the most, ​​is at a time were relative volatility is on the low side, QQQ ETF is near making new highs price wise (mainly from Apple contribution up +25.6% since June 27 vs SPY ETF up only +7.4%) and is in the process of breaking a Monthly Major Resistance Trendline that started back since March 2000!. ​(See Fourth Chart Below - Red Trendline - Ellipse)

The Ultimate Bull Battle Zone is here; in fact, it becomes the Apple Experiment (11.27% of QQQ ETF)...